eraserhead Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Hi there, Occasionally while I'm out I've seen some shoes or boots that I think my wife would love, or that I think would look great on her. When I get home I try describing them to her and am usually asked what style they were. Not knowing my footwear style vocabulary I try describing them to the best of my ability but I often end up leaving her with a confused "I think I know what you mean" look on her face. If I've seen them on display in a store it's not so bad because we can just return there together. It's much more difficult when I've spotted something someone's wearing in public. Does anyone know of a style glossary somewhere I could reference to brush up on my style vocabulary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmonto Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 A quick search in google gave me this liknk http://shoes.about.com/od/glossaryofshoestyles/Glossary_Shoe_Styles.htm There you can find definition on shoe styles with pictures (that helps). Also this http://www.shoe-design.com/glossary-footwear-definitions.html Maybe it's a little harder to undestand, but it's also more compelte, since it has terms for shoe parts etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eraserhead Posted January 29, 2011 Author Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thanks! That helps. I don't know why I couldn't find that myself. Maybe I could ask a more specific question. What prompted my question today was trying to describe a boot style I spotted. Does anyone know if there's a name for the style of boot that the leg part kind of fits the calf in a shapely fashion? Not a loose fit and not stove-pipe straight either. Does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roniheels Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 A quick search in google gave me this liknk http://shoes.about.com/od/glossaryofshoestyles/Glossary_Shoe_Styles.htm There you can find definition on shoe styles with pictures (that helps). Also this http://www.shoe-design.com/glossary-footwear-definitions.html Maybe it's a little harder to undestand, but it's also more compelte, since it has terms for shoe parts etc. jdmonto, Thank you for contributing these two links. There are some very knowledgeable people at this site who talk about styles of shoes that I'm not that familiar. These two links will be helpful and useful and thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbara Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I found this glossery very interesting. Ive always known what I call different styles and this just confirms it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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